Films Based on Books
February 24th 2007 08:47
I'm going to do something a bit different today. I'm going to talk about (and link to reviews of) some films that have been based on novels.
Little Children (film review)
Tom Perotta's novel recently lent itself to the Oscar-named film of the same name. I haven't read the book, but I've seen the film. I didn't really like it, I imagine the book would be better.
Black Hawk Down (film review)
Believe it or not, this non-stop action war-film by Ridley Scott is based on a book written by Mark Bowden, an incredibly accomplished American journalist and writer who has written several non-fiction novels.
About a Boy (film review)
Nick Hornby's celebrated novel made for a very good movie. Nick Hornby's 'Hi-Fidelity' was also adapted into a popular film by John Cusack, and his soccer-mad novel 'Fever Pitch' was made into a British film starring Colin Firth before that. 'Fever Pitch' was also adapted again more recently in America by the Farrely Brothers as a baseball-film... over in the U.S. it was known as 'Fever Pitch' but everywhere else it was relabeled 'The Perfect Catch'.
The Shipping News (film review)
Annie Proulx's Pullitzer-prize winning novel was made into a film starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Judy Dench back in 1999.
The Leopard (film review)
This classic piece of Italian literature was made into an equally-revered film starring Burt Lancaster. A really good film.
Red Dragon (film review)
Thomas Harris's first novel to feature Hannibal Lector (and often said to be one of the greatest modern crime-fiction novels ever written) was first adapted for film in the mid-80s as 'Manhunter'. The above review is of the more recent adaptation that starred Anthony Hopkins.
Once Were Warriors (film review)
This brilliant film is based on the book of the same name by Alan Duff, an award-winning writer from New Zealand. 'Once Were Warriors' is the first in a trilogy of books written by Duff about the Heke family... the second, 'What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted', was also made into a film. The third, 'Jake's Long Shadow', remains unfilmed.
Ned Kelly (film review)
This film is actually based on two novels, 'Our Sunshine' by Robert Drewe, and the much-esteemed 'True History of the Kelly Gang' by Peter Carey (which won both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Man Booker Prize). It's a good film, I liked it.
Little Children (film review)
Black Hawk Down (film review)
Believe it or not, this non-stop action war-film by Ridley Scott is based on a book written by Mark Bowden, an incredibly accomplished American journalist and writer who has written several non-fiction novels.
Nick Hornby's celebrated novel made for a very good movie. Nick Hornby's 'Hi-Fidelity' was also adapted into a popular film by John Cusack, and his soccer-mad novel 'Fever Pitch' was made into a British film starring Colin Firth before that. 'Fever Pitch' was also adapted again more recently in America by the Farrely Brothers as a baseball-film... over in the U.S. it was known as 'Fever Pitch' but everywhere else it was relabeled 'The Perfect Catch'.
The Shipping News (film review)
Annie Proulx's Pullitzer-prize winning novel was made into a film starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Judy Dench back in 1999.
The Leopard (film review)
This classic piece of Italian literature was made into an equally-revered film starring Burt Lancaster. A really good film.
Red Dragon (film review)
Thomas Harris's first novel to feature Hannibal Lector (and often said to be one of the greatest modern crime-fiction novels ever written) was first adapted for film in the mid-80s as 'Manhunter'. The above review is of the more recent adaptation that starred Anthony Hopkins.
Once Were Warriors (film review)
This brilliant film is based on the book of the same name by Alan Duff, an award-winning writer from New Zealand. 'Once Were Warriors' is the first in a trilogy of books written by Duff about the Heke family... the second, 'What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted', was also made into a film. The third, 'Jake's Long Shadow', remains unfilmed.
Ned Kelly (film review)
This film is actually based on two novels, 'Our Sunshine' by Robert Drewe, and the much-esteemed 'True History of the Kelly Gang' by Peter Carey (which won both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Man Booker Prize). It's a good film, I liked it.
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